Itano Tomoko

''I always loved Tomochin. But when I was taking lessons to become her I always felt that this is not myself. As much as I loved her I always knew that I can't shine as her. I don't want to shine as her. I want to shine as myself.''

Personallity
Tomoko isn't very social person and prefers being alone but cares very much for people close to her even though she doesn't really show it. She loves dancing and singing. She also find it very hard to eat food like all Itano's does. With parents she always acted the way she was taught to as Itano Tomomi but never felt like this is her real self.

Childhood and Encountering AKB0048
Tomoko was born on Akibastar to Itano family. Trained from young age to become Itano Tomomi, Tomoko knew about 00 since she can remember. She always had to take lessons and learn to become Tomochin and even though she admired her very much she was first Itano to find it really hard but tried to do it because she didn't want to dissapoint her parents. At age of 11 she felt very fake. She was mostly acting like she was supposed to but it was always very hard deep inside her. At that time she met boy Kanzaki Kazuki, who told her that she should be herself. Tomoko started to think about it and when listening to 00 videos she became very big fan of Watanabe Mayu and before she realised she started to wish that she could become her. When she applied for 152nd generation auditions she decided that she'll be herself and not Tomochin and is very happy that her cousin is in earlier generation and will probably succed her beofre she became succesor.

Auditions for 152nd generation
On the auditions Tomoko met Chiyo, Nami, Diana and Hibiki and they were talking a bit before training started. She was in the group for hand to hand combat which was taught by Sayaka, Rei and Akano. She was at first paired with Mimino, girl who decided to quit audition in the middle of training and then Rei told her to go train with Chiyo and Nami.

Relationships
|-|150th Generation =

Itano Tomorin - Sempai, she is also her cousin.

Takayama Ai - Sempai.

Inoue Megumi - Sempai.

Takanashi Yukari - Sempai.

Hoshimiya Aoi - Sempai.

Hoshikawa Rei - Sempai, Tomoko met her on auditions because she was one of members whoe were teaching hand to hand combat training. She told her to go train with Chiyo and Nami when Mimino decided to quit audition.

Hikami Yumeko - Sempai.

Ito Hotaru - Sempai.

Suzuno Natsuki - Sempai.

Suzuno Sakura - Sempai.

Samuikaze Ran - Sempai.

Harune Diamond - Sempai.

Taiyamoto Akano - Sempai, she was one of members who were teaching hand to hand combat at second part of audition.


 * -|151st Generation =

Miyabi Honoka - Sempai.

Asahina Miru - Sempai.

Kashita Miyagi - Sempai. Ashley Snow - Sempai.

Masuda Akari - Sempai.


 * -|152nd Generation =

Kimura Mei - Fellow Kenkyuusei.

Shino Hoshina - Fellow Kenkyuusei.

Kashita Akane - Fellow Kenkyuusei.

Shiraki Chiyo - Fellow Kenkyuusei, one of first girls that she talked to at auditions.

Aozora Kokone - Fellow Kenkyuusei.

Matsuto Nami - Fellow Kenkyuusei, one of first girls that she talked to at auditions.

Honda Hibiki - Fellow Kenkyuusei, one of first girls that she talked to at auditions.

Tsubasa Diana - Fellow Kenkyuusei, one of first girls that she talkeed to at auditions.


 * -|Successors =

Shinoda Mariko the 12th - Sempai.

Akimoto Sayaka the 15th - Sempai, she was one of members who were teaching hand to hand combat at second part of auditions.


 * -|Staff =

Motmoiya Hikari - AKB0048 manager and producer.

Kuroki Erika - AKB0048 presenter.

Hashimoto Ayumi - AKB0048 dance teacher.


 * -| Family =

Itano Tomorin - Her cousin with who she is quite close. She is now also her sempai as part of 150th generation understudies.

Itano Tomoi - Her aunt (Tomorin's mother). She was Itano Tomomi the 14th.

Itano Tomona - Her mother. She was Itano Tomomi the 15th.

Itano Tomomo - Her cousin


 * -| Others =

Kanzaki Kazuki - Her friend who convinced her that she should be herself.

Mimino - One of girls who didn't pass audition. She was suppossed to be Tomoko's partner at hand to hand combat training but she decided to quit audition in the middle of training.